Below is a list of the scholarships and bursaries for 2025/26 entry.
Audition fees are no longer charged for any Undergraduate or Postgraduate course at Leeds Conservatoire to make our courses accessible to as many applicants as possible.
We provide financial assistance to applicants from the following backgrounds:
This is to ensure that no one is deterred from attending an audition or interview at the conservatoire due to their background or cost.
You can apply for an audition travel refund by completing the Audition Travel Refund application form.
Generous support from Duncan Abrahart, a Leeds Conservatoire graduate and previous Student's Union president have made it possible to offer two annual scholarships of £1,500 to deserving undergraduate students. These scholarships are:
Two scholarships of £1,500 per year are awarded to support gifted students on the conservatoire’s Classical undergraduate programme.
The award is open to all instruments, however selection may be partially on the basis of instruments in short supply so we especially welcome applications from instruments such as (but not exclusively): Trombone, tuba, bassoon, French horn, oboe, double bass, Violin and Viola, although this may vary each year.
Alan Hawkshaw was a successful composer of television and film scores. The Alan Hawkshaw Foundation has been established to put investment back into the industry by supporting gifted musicians and provide young musicians with opportunities they would otherwise not have access to.
How do I apply for the scholarship?
Candidates will be selected based on musical, academic ability and potential identified at audition stage and interview. The award is open to all instruments, however selection may be partially on the basis of instruments in short supply so we especially welcome applications from instruments such as (but not exclusively): trombone, tuba, bassoon, French horn, oboe, double bass, violin and viola, although this may vary each year. Awards are subject to the provision and conditions of funding from the Alan Hawkshaw Foundation and may change.
Eligibility
The conservatoire will provide a cash bursary for lower income Home (UK) undergraduate students, as follows:
The information about the household income is obtained from the financial assessment which is undertaken in order to receive the income-assessed part of the maintenance loan, so you must have applied for income-assessed student finance in order to be eligible. The bursary will be paid in 2 instalments, 50% in November, 50% in March.
How do I apply for the bursary?
You do not need to apply for the Bursary – we will calculate your entitlement automatically. Leeds Conservatoire reserves the right to review and change bursary provision.
Information about scholarships for 2025 will be published shortly.
The Reuben Vincent Trombone Scholarship supports up to two student trombone players annually, studying at Leeds Conservatoire.
Each scholar is awarded £2,500 to either purchase a new instrument, or to support them financially throughout their studies.
Reuben Vincent was an accomplished jazz trombonist who played professionally. He qualified as a physiotherapist, later entering into sales and marketing with medical companies before founding his own manufacturing company in 1974.
His wife, Carole, wishes him to be remembered for his enduring love of jazz, his great sense of humour and powerful personality, as well as being a highly successful businessman, with this scholarship. As such, she has endowed the conservatoire with the Reuben Vincent Trombone Scholarship.
How do I apply for the scholarship?
Candidates will be selected based on potential identified at audition and interview for trombone principal applicants. Awards are subject to the provision and conditions of funding from Medasil and may change.
Information about scholarships for 2025 will be published shortly.
How do I apply?
The bursary is awarded by application and audition during the winter term. Information will be sent out via student channels and tutors ahead of time.
How do I apply?:
The bursary is awarded by application and audition, normally in March/April. Information will be sent out via student channels and tutors ahead of time.
How do I apply?
The bursary is awarded by application and audition during the winter term. Information will be sent out via student channels and tutors ahead of time.
Applications for this fund are closed and will re-open in July 2025.
There are many charities and trusts that give additional funding to students in various circumstances.
The Scholarship Hub and the charity turn2us have search engines on their websites with some great tips so start looking early to ensure you can apply in good time. You can also find some ideas and tips on the Save the Student website.
National Youth Arts Trust offer music, dance and drama bursaries of up to £1,000 each for UK students who receive Pupil Premium and/or Free School Meals, or whose household receive state benefits.
Snowdon Trust provide grants and scholarships to students who have a disability.
To get in touch with the Student Funding team you can:
Email: studentfunding@leedsconservatoire.ac.uk
Telephone: 0113 222 3508 / 0113 222 3419
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